April 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
Marco Rubio Calls for Senate Committee to Meet in Panhandle
April 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
Marking the one-year anniversary of the Gulf oil spill on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to meet in Pensacola to focus on the regions recovery.
Boo-Hooing Central Florida Unions Want Workers to Withdraw Money From Banks
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 20, 2011 - 5:12pm
Question for Central Florida union members:
Where are you going to keep your money now, folks, under the bed?
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Compromise Reached on Local Business Tax
April 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
A bill designed to save Florida businesses and workers millions of dollars in taxes has been amended to keep cash flowing to local governments.
House Bill 311 aimed to block cities and counties from expanding their business license taxes to a vast cadre of license-holding employees. Rep. Ken Roberson, R-Port Charlotte, said his measure was in response to a 2010 attorney general's opinion that such taxes could be imposed on individual workers who hold professional licenses.
Florida House Honors the Late Rep. Jack Tobin
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 20, 2011 - 4:28pm
When the House met on Wednesday afternoon, the session began with a moment of silence for former Rep. Jack Tobin who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 69. Tobin served in the House from 1982 until 1998.
Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek, took to the House floor to offer a tribute to Tobin.
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Marco Rubio: Senate Committee Should Meet in Florida to Tackle BP Oil Spill Issues
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 20, 2011 - 4:00pm
Marking the one-year anniversary of the Gulf oil spill, on Wednesday Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to meet in Pensacola to focus on the regions recovery.
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Appropriations Committee Sends Red Light Camera Repeal to House Floor
April 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
Adam Putnam's Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act Headed to House Floor
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 20, 2011 - 3:42pm
Score another win for Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
Putnams Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act (HB 7219) received unanimous support from the House Appropriations Committee and, on Wednesday, he thanked committee chairwoman Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, and the members for supporting it.
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Poll: Forida Voters Want Ballot Security
April 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
Redistricting Gets Off to Awkward Start in House
April 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
Kicking off the first meeting of the House Redistricting Committee, Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, who chairs the committee, said Wednesday redistricting "is not supposed to be a political process."
That's going to be easier said than done, as there has already been some political sniping over the membership of the committee, before the hectic process of drawing the congressional and legislative boundaries has really begun.
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